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Libraries have begun to divest of older, little used print materials in order to repurpose premium local library space and to address decreasing financial resources to manage collections and facilities. Scholars, researchers and students have access to growing collection of digital content as a result of local and mass digitization projects, and the libraries' investment in electronic books, journals, media, and data.

Since few libraries (and even few parent institutions and funding sources) will want to create more storage space off campus to house their own collection, it is imperative that institutions develop a shared approach to cooperative management of legacy print collections. The research library community will be called upon to steward print collections on behalf of a wider academic community, and many projects are underway nationally to assure persistence of these collections for the long term.

The 2011 CIC CLI Conference will examine current approaches to shared print storage for serials that draw on successful regional models, as well as planning efforts to create a national framework for print monograph collections. These programs will be highlighted along with the CIC's own plan for shared print storage.